Laughing Curly Haired Girl

This piece shows the head of a laughing girl who has long golden brown curls and is wearing a blueish-white bow.

Bertha May Ingle

Possibly c.1940: Stylistically it feels later, though the bow might place it earlier. The canvas has been pasted to masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. This is part of a group of canvases that were pasted to masonite, all with matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is these were pieces prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.

Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite

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Portrait

Painting

12 x 10.75 inches